It is such a privilege and honor to be here this morning.

Got a call a couple weeks ago to fill in for Pastor J.D.

Just want to say that you folks are blessed to have J.D. as your pastor.

Over the years, when I'm on vacation, we go and sit in in different churches and get, you know, fed ourselves.

And Calvi Chapel Kaniohi has been one of the churches that we have visited over the years.

And the first time we visited was at the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

And you folks, many of you remember that, right?

And then just maybe two or three weeks after you opened up this place, we were here and had a

chance to talk to your pastor, and he encouraged me. I just want you know, he encouraged me so

much on that visit.

But you're blessed to have Jady.

My wife and I really love his teaching.

He's just called by God and just being used by God in a mighty way.

But you're also blessed to have this building.

Look at this, you know.

God has really blessed you in so many ways. And so we're excited, but more

than just the building, we're excited about you because you're the church and God is going to

use you in such a great and mighty way in this place, in this community, in this state.

And that's really what's impressed on my heart.

So my prayer and my hope is that I would come this morning to be used by God to build you up,

to encourage you so that you can be all that God has intended for you to be as a church.

And so we're going to trust God for that. At this time, open your

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